A Simple Neon Sign Tutorial [TS4]
By Networksims [Twitter / YT / TSR]
1. Open S4S. Underย โObjectโ, selectย โCreate 3D Meshโ then clickย โObjectโ
2. Search forย โplankโ and select the wall light.
3. Under the meshes tab, click export mesh (make sure LOD 0 is selected in the dropdown).
4. Open the exported file in blender.
5. Selectย โs4studio_mesh_1โณ from the top right menu. Then press TAB to go into edit mode, and then press A to select it all.
6. Press X and selectย โVerticesโ in the menu that appears to delete the object. Do not delete the object from the top right menu.
7. Now press TAB again to go into object mode, and add a text object using the bottom left menu.
8. This will add a generic text object to the mesh. Press TAB again to edit it and enter whatever text youโd like.
9. Now press TAB again and select the font menu from the top right menu.
10. Find these options and press the folder icon next toย โRegularโ.
11. Navigate to your font folder and select the font youโd like to use. (Windows users: openย โFont Settingsโ from your settings and you can preview all your fonts).
12. Now your text should be in your selected font.
13. Press ALT C and selectย โMesh from Curveโ
14. Press TAB then CTRL + N, and tick theย โInsideโ box that should appear in the bottom left.
15. Press TAB again and select the modifiers menu from the bottom right. Then clickย โAdd Modifierโ and findย โDecimateโ. Make sure youโre in object mode, not edit mode.
16. Select theย โPlanarโ option and increase the angle limit as much as you can before the text becomes too distorted. 15o is generally your best bet.
17. Iโm now adding a border around my text. If you donโt want to do this skip to step 20. In edit mode, add aย โPlaneโ to your mesh. Drag the edges in till it fits around your text and raise it so it lays flat with the text.
18. Press I and drag your mouse towards the centre of the mesh until you get the desired border width.
19. With face select on, select the centre face, press X and selectย โFacesโ.
20. With all the mesh selected, press R and click wherever. In the bottom left menu, enter 90o as the angle and tick the Y and Z boxes underย โConstraint Axisโ. Drag it around until itโs fairly centred and lines up with the shadow box.
21. In edit mode, press E and drag forward until the desired depth.
22. In the top right menu, click onย โTextโ and shift-click onย โs4studio_mesh_1โณ, then press CTRL + J.
23. Selectย โs4studio_mesh_0โณ in the top right corner, and, in edit mode, press S and scale it down to 0.
24. In edit mode, make sure all your sign is selected, then clickย โImageโ >ย โNew Imageโ in the far left corner. Click OK. You should get a weird set of lines and the texture on your mesh should look terrible. This is normal.
*This is UV-mapping. Normally faces are selected one-by-one to create a nice clean texture map which can then be used to create beautiful textures. However since our sign will be flat white with no shading, it doesnโt really matter.
25. Press SHIFT + CTRL + S to save your file.
26. In the top left, deleteย โs4studio_mesh_0โณ. Then select โs4studio_mesh_1โณ, open theย โSceneโ menu and changeย โCutโ underย โS4Studio CAS Toolsโ to 0. Repeat step 25 but do not override your other mesh.
27. Open S4S again. Under the meshes tab, for each of the non-shadow LODs, import your first mesh. For the shadow LODs, import your second. You may need to make different LODs depending on your meshโs complexity.
28. In an image editor, make a 64x64px white png.
29. In theย โTexturesโ tab in S4S, import your white square as the texture.
30. Go into theย โWarehouseโ tab and find the three images calledย โDST Imageโ. Replace the second with this and the third with this.
31. And weโre done! Save in S4S, put the package into your mods folder and enjoy your new light :)
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